May 25, 2025
Prelude
Welcome
Opening Song
(8:00-10:00) “Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise” #834 vs 1-3
(11:00) “God of this City”
Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Cong: And also with you.
From Revelation 21
Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen, and the holy city shines with God’s glory.
Cong: God’s dwelling is with us—love has made a home here.
Leader: There is no temple, for God is our light and the Lamb is our lamp.
Cong: In that light, there is no night—only life everlasting.
Leader: The river of life flows clear and bright from the throne of grace.
Cong: And the tree of life gives healing for every nation.
Leader: Come, all you who long to see God’s face.
Cong: Let us worship with joy—Christ is risen indeed!
Song of Praise
(8:00-10:00) “Drawn to the Light” #593
(11:00) “God of this City” - reprise
Prayer of the Day
Leader: Bountiful God, you gather your people into your realm, and you promise us food from your tree of life. Nourish us with your word, that empowered by your Spirit we may love one another and the world you have made, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. And all God’s children said loudly...Amen!
First Reading: Acts 16:6-15
They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
We therefore set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city for some days. On the Sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there. A certain woman named Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly to what was said by Paul. When she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my home.” And she prevailed upon us.
This is the Word of the Lord…Thanks be to God!
Gospel: John 14:23-29
Jesus answered Judas (not Iscariot), “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words, and the word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me.
“I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I am coming to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur you may believe.”
The Word of the Lord…Thanks be to God.
Message
“Crossing Boundaries, Sharing Bread” - Pastor Renee
Song of the Day
(8:00-10:00) “Lord, Speak to Us, That We May Speak” #676
(11:00) “I Will Follow”
Apostles Creed (8:00, 9:00)
Announcements
Offering
Prayers of the Church
Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
Lamb of God (8:00, 9:00)
Setting Eight - Hymn pg 191
Communion Song
(8:00, 9:00) “Come Down O Love Divine” #804
(10:00, 11:00) “Clean”
Blessing and Benediction
Closing Song
“Every Time I Feel the Spirit”
Go in peace, serve the Lord...Thanks be to God!
Postlude